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An impact crater with an associated landform caused by ricochet and reimpact of the projectile (Fig. 1).
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Herrick, R.R. (2015). Ricochet Crater. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_307
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